Electoral Notices to Dead Soldiers (To the Editor.)
Sir,—It is about time something was done to prevent broken-hearted wives and mothers receiving letters to their beloved dead, asking why…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 71
A.I.F. Lieutenant Says: "Australian Troops Best Disciplined Soldiers In Japan"
PERTH: Australian troops in Japan were the best disciplined soldiers he had ever seen, Lieut. Penrod Dean, A.I.F., said today. Lieut. Dean recently returned from Japan, after giving evidence in war crime trials…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Prisoners to Leave Newcastle
Italian prisoners of war who have been camped at Nobbys. They will leave Newcastle to-morrow…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Special hospitals. distinct from State mental institutions, should be provided in suitable areas for ex-servicemen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Brides Give Impressions Of United States
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. A.A.P.—A magazine article in the "New York Times," summing up the varied impressions oversea war brides in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Solo Flight To Australia Since End Of War
LONDON, December 1. A.A.P.— The first solo flight to Australia since the war began from Lympne this morning when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Munition Dump Explosion, 3 Soldiers Dead
BRISBANE, Sunday.—Three Australian Army men are dead as result of an explosion in an ammunition dump in the camp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier To Quit Home To-day On Government Notice
CANBERRA, Sunday.—0ne of the two ex-servicemen whom the Commonwealth Government has been seeking to evict has received a notice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War On Potato Bootleggers
SYDNEY: A special squad of inspectors from the Australian Potato Committee is gradually closing the net on illegal potato buyers, a departmental official said today. Working seven days a week, the squad keeps a watch on all potato…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Atomic Bombs And Germ Mines Are War's New Promises
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Armored columns in future wars will go into combat protected against radio activity, from atom bombs and will carry their own minesweepers and bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plan to Train Ex-Soldiers For Mining
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Repatriation authorities have proposed to the Miners' Federation a scheme for training ex-servicemen as miners to meet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£80M. in War Sales; Will Reach £120M
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Returns from sales by the Commonwealth Disposals Commission had passed £80,000, the General Manager (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Time Controls Must Remain In Force, Says Evatt
CANBERRA: Speaking in the House of Representatives late last night on the proposal to continue many wartime controls, the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) said that since the National Security Act was passed in 1939, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sell Book on First World War Next Month
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Under the title of "Anzac To Amiens," the official history of Australia in the war of 1914-18. written by Dr. C. E…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →English War Bride On Theft Charge
MELBOURNE.—A young English war bride, who had been sought by Sydney police in regard to a robbery at Rose Bay, was detained at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →S.M. Directs 5 Ex-Soldiers To Be Employed
SYDNEY. Friday.—Mr. Atkinson, S.M., directed in the Special Federal Court to-day that five of eight exservicemen applicants be employed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Jap Executed for War Crimes
BATAVIA, Dec. 8. A.A.P.—The Japanese Captain Sonei, found guilty of war crimes, including cruelty to British and Australian internees in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Teralba Woman Gets Certificate For Work in War
A former Teralba woman was one of four members of the British Red Cross who received Distinguished Service Certificates from the Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Building Society Move For Ex-Soldiers
HOBART, Sunday.—South Australian branch of the Fathers' Association was considering establishing a cooperative building society for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-Soldiers to Be Evicted
CANBERRA, Sunday.âThree exservicemen and their families will be evicted from Government-owned homes here to-morrow. They…
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